AROUND THE WORLD IN 40 SCREENS WALKTHROUGH

version 1.0
by Michael S. Repton
(zarathustra47@yahoo.com)

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Introduction

This is, naturally, a sequel to my walkthrough for Repton 3, just as
Around the World in 40 Screens is a sequel to that game. The game
mechanics are nearly identical to the original, with only a tiny
difference in the way the spirits are set to start moving in a
particular direction. This difference does not affect the actual
gameplay, but does make some Around the World screens (for instance
America A) unplayable if played on the original Repton 3 game.

Around the World consists of five screen files, each with graphics
altered from the original to represent the places Repton travels to.
Characters still act the same as in the original game but look
different: for example, diamonds are replaced by hamburgers in the
America screens, fish in the Arctic screens, and so on.

As with the original Repton 3, the sets are arranged roughly in order
of difficulty; however, all five of them begin with relatively easy
levels to get the player used to the new characters, and all five
work up to some very difficult levels towards the end.

As in my Repton 3 walkthrough, I have given each level a difficulty
rating "from 0 to 10"; in actual fact, to make the ratings consistent
with those in the Repton 3 walkthrough, ratings above 10 have had to
be used for the select few levels that are harder than any in the
original game. (These are, in my opinion, America G and H, Arctic G,
Orient G, Oceans E, G and H, and Africa G and H.) As before, all
marks are just my own opinions!

I assume that the reader is familiar with my Repton 3 walkthrough and
does not need the game mechanics and scoring explained again. Readers
for whom this is not the case can find the earlier walkthrough at
GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/game/580038.html) or 
Stairway to Hell (http://www.stairwaytohell.com/index2.html).

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Repton's travels

Those who, like me, played The Life of Repton before ever having
heard of this game will be relieved at the detail it provides on the
"missing" years of his life, after he disappeared from his office
job, finding that he was not suitable to that line of work. It turns
out that the reason details on this period of Repton's life are so
hard to find is that he spent much of it as a criminal, using
disguises and aliases to avoid the relentless pursuit of the law.

Turned loose without any sign of where his next penny was coming
from, where else would a first-class mind like Repton go but America?
But in order to understand Repton's American adventure, one must
remember that this was an America far removed from the corporate,
post-industrial world of today. Say "McDonald's" to the average
citizen and they would assume you were talking about a children's
song. In fact, hamburgers were so scarce that they were stored in
safes, and frequently stolen at gunpoint; Repton, seeing a unique
opportunity for himself, set about unmasking the less capable thieves
while being a very capable thief himself. It was not long before he
was elected sheriff, and eliminated his own competition by sending
them all to jail.

It was a bold game to play, and even Repton could not cover for every
eventuality. Realising that he was about to be unmasked, he fled as
far away from society as he could get, to the remote wastelands of
the Arctic. There, he subsisted on the local diet of fish, while
dextrously avoiding contact with the more rowdy of the local fauna.

It was time to move on when an unusually hot summer sent thin ice
spreading everywhere, and Repton thought that by now it would be safe
to return to civilisation, albeit still as remote as possible from
those lands where his name was still on the most wanted list. He took
up residence in the Orient, and earned a living by introducing the
natives to inventions he had picked up while in America, particularly
television. This went down a storm, but Repton's success was short-
lived; one day he bumped into a rickshaw, and was alarmed to discover
that the passenger was none other than a ninja assassin that had been
set on his trail by his old enemies.

Repton fled through China and Japan, with several more near accidents
along the way, and finally eluded his pursuers by disappearing among
the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Unable to resist the lure of
shiny things, he took to digging for pearls, and for a time was
content with his existence. But the pearls only reminded him how long
it was since he had seen a diamond, and so it was inevitable that his
travels should lead him at last via the Atlantic to Africa. There,
his pursuers lost sight of him at last, and since the few tribesmen
he encountered rarely lived to tell the tale, it is there that this
present story ends, in a pleasant land barely touched by human hands,
a land of bananas, pineapples and palm trees. But there may yet be
more to relate of Repton's story, if only we can pick up the trail...

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The levels

- AMERICA -

- Character correspondences -

DIAMOND: hamburger
THE CROWN: sherriff's badge
THE TIMEBOMB: bundle of dynamite
KEY: gun
TIME CAPSULE: stopwatch
EARTH: dirt
WALLS: wooden buildings, totem poles
SKULL: gallows
BOULDER: wheel
EGG: wigwam
MONSTER: Red Indian
SAFE: safe
CAGE: jailhouse
SPIRIT: gangster
FUNGUS: cactus

Level 1-A
Password: AMERICA
Difficulty: 0/10

Overview: A pointlessly easy level so as not to scare off the first-
time player who is new to the idea of replacing the familiar Repton
characters with different objects.

Walkthrough: Go right and up to the top of the level, and push the
boulder to gain access to the central area. Take all the diamonds and
the key. Now go to where a safe was blocking your access to the far
left area; head down, take the diamonds and crown, take the earth to
let the egg fall, and drop the boulder on top of it.

Go to the top-left, take the diamond and step aside to let the spirit
enter its cage. Take all the diamonds. Now head to the far right and
deal with the spirit here in the same way. The rest is elementary.

Level 1-B
Password: CURTAIN
Difficulty: 2/10

Overview: Introducing transporters, which must be taken in the right
order, and you must look ahead to avoid being blocked when you return
to the area you start in.

Walkthrough: Head up to the timebomb and continue up, ignoring the
three diamonds on your left. Go all the way up, then right to two
boulders on safes. Take the earth from the left of the first one so
that it will fall to its left when the key is taken. Then take the
transporter below and right of them.

Take the row of diamonds, except for the last one, so that the
boulder does not fall and trap the diamond in the bottom row. Instead
let this boulder roll off the upper diamond to reach the lower one.
Take the key and the remaining diamonds in this area, and proceed up
to a boulder that you can push to return to near the start. Now take
the other transporter.

Push the egg left, take the diamonds around the boulder and use it to
kill the monster. Head up, taking all the diamonds and the crown.
When you come to a boulder on a skull, do not let it fall but go the
other way. Make sure you take every diamond before transporting out
of this area! Then take the remaining diamonds and finish.

Level 1-C
Password: VAMPIRE
Difficulty: 3/10

Overview: You must move quickly to avoid being hit by a spirit at the
very beginning, but once past that, the rest is simple once you have
worked out the pattern of transporters.

Walkthrough: Just run up, letting the boulders fall behind you, take
the diamond blocking the cage, and step aside to let the spirit enter
it. Then free the second spirit and take the transporter.

Push the loose rock to its right so you can get below the rocks to
take the diamond. Head up, and release another spirit to reach the
key. When the spirit cages on the far right, take the diamond below
its cage to release the last spirit.

When this spirit has moved away, go down through the earth past the
first two boulders. Go under the second boulder and push it left. Go
down and remove the earth under the next two boulders so that both
fall, leaving a route open to reach the timebomb. Now go up to a
boulder on the far right of the level below a diamond that was a
safe. Let the boulder fall, take the diamond, and come down and take
the transporter inside the third spirit's enclosure.

This returns you to the left side of the level. Go up on the far
left and let the spirit into its cage. Now you can take the diamonds
releasing the fungus and the diamonds at the very top, and finish.

Level 1-D
Password: CREATED
Difficulty: 3/10

Overview: A long journey to reach the key, and a slight pitfall in
the form of an egg that will hatch when the key is collected unless
you deal with it first. The puzzles themselves are very gentle.

Walkthrough: Head left and up, being careful not to release the
boulder on the curved wall section where it will fall and trap the
crown. Go up to the egg on a safe, and push it left; get behind the
boulder and use it to kill the monster.

Now head right, past the two skulls, to a corridor of boulders. Let
the first one fall and push it left so that you can get the diamond
from under the second boulder. Take all the diamonds in this
corridor and clear some earth so that boulders can fall without
blocking your path. Now go up, taking all the diamonds, until you
reach another egg. Take the diamond under it so that it falls (the
boulder will kill the monster instantly, rolling off the diamond).

Let the boulder right at the top of the level fall left, and head
past it down the corridor of skulls. One boulder is perched on a
skull; push this to the left. Go left and down past the boulder on
a safe, and left and down between two skulls. Then go up to take
the diamond blocking a cage. Go down to the two boulders, and let
the one on the right fall right; then go down past it to release
the two spirits.

To the right of this boulder are three boulders in a row. Let the
top one fall to its left first, then take the diamond that was
below it and push it left; then do the same with the second
boulder. This means that when you let the third boulder fall left,
there is room to push it to kill the monster from the egg.

To the left of the lower cage are two diamonds. Take the lower one
first so that the boulder will not trap you when you take the upper
one. Then take the key from behind the other cage.

Take all the diamonds in this area and head to the bottom-right
corner. Go anti-clockwise round the circuit of diamonds (the
boulders will simply fall when you reach the top corner square).
Now go all the way back to your starting location and take all
the diamonds in this area, and the crown.

Head up on the far left, collect all the diamonds, and go along the
top of the level until you reach a stack of two boulders. Let the
upper one roll off the lower one, and take the diamond next to the
lower one to release the spirits. Stand out of their way, and collect
all the earth in their enclosure, then collect the diamonds from the
bottom up so that the boulders fall and reveal the two cages.

Now head left and down to find a cage that will by now have been
opened. Take the diamond, and push the boulder down so that you can
take the other two diamonds. Return to the other two cages, which
should also be open by now. Then head down on the far left to the
last few diamonds and the timebomb.

Level 1-E
Password: LUNATIC
Difficulty: 5/10

Overview: A complex maze of passages in which it is easy to let a
diamond become trapped if you make the wrong turning.

Walkthrough: Head right and down to a boulder on a safe. Take the two
diamonds below and right of it and push it down (so that it does not
fall left, trapping a cage, when the key is taken). Further right is
another boulder on a safe; two diamonds must be rescued below it.

Go up to a boulder on a skull, and let it fall left. Go past it and
up to another boulder on a skull; push this one right. Go round the
two safes to reach a row of three boulders with four diamonds below
them. Take the first one, letting the first boulder fall, and then
the others can be taken safely.

Now go to the far right, where there is another boulder on a skull.
Push it all the way left, then take the diamonds and transporter
below it. Take the two diamonds below you, letting the boulder on a
skull roll left; then take the diamond above you, letting two more
boulders fall. Let the boulder directly above these fall straight
down. To the left of this is a cluster of boulders and diamonds. Take
the two diamonds furthest right, letting the boulder roll down and
rest on the wall; it must not fall to block the cage below.

Now let the next boulder fall, push the top-left boulder left, and
take the earth below it; then take the bottom two diamonds, one at a
time. Now the cage is unblocked and you can head right along the
bottom of the level. You can take the time capsule or leave it for
the return journey, whichever you find easier.

Go up, push the egg, and quickly head up to a cluster of three
diamonds. Take them all so that the boulder on the left falls and
kills the monster. Head down and right to three diamonds in a stack;
take these, letting the boulder fall left. Enter the room beyond and
take everything, leaving the diamond above the exit until last so
that you can get out again. Now release the spirits below this room.

Just left of the spirits' enclosure is a column of four skulls. Go
round these and take everything in this area working from the bottom
up. Head back to where the time capsule was, and take the diamonds
and crown beyond the first cage. Go up and through the second cage.

Go all the way up on the far left; when you reach the boulder at the
very top, push it so that you can get back down. Below and right of
Repton's starting location is an area with six diamonds (one from a
safe) and two boulders. Let the boulders fall one at a time so that
you can get the diamond behind them.

Go straight up to the five boulders in a C shape; take the two
diamonds below them and come back out. Head right and up, taking all
the available diamonds until you reach the top of the level, where
there are four boulders in a row. Take the diamonds from below them
first, then let them fall one by one and push them to the right out
of the way. Now take the last diamonds in the top-left corner area.

The top-right area is easy to clear; there is just one troublesome
boulder, below and left of a skull near the right-hand wall. Let it
fall to its right so that it does not block your path (but take the
diamonds below it first!) Now you can return and defuse the timebomb.


Level 1-F
Password: MAXIMUM
Difficulty: 8/10
 
Overview: A subtle puzzle in which you have to work out the right way
to use the transporters to get around the level without blocking
yourself... and the spirits do their best to make things tricky.
 
Walkthrough: RUN up and through the skull maze to the transporter.
Immediately run right and push the boulder over the cage. Wait for
the spirit to bounce off it and hit a cage further right. Then push
the boulder right, go round it, and head up to the top of the level.
Leave some earth next to the boulder on a safe to stop it falling.
 
Go left, pushing the first boulder, then come down after the two
safes and get the crown and the diamond. Push the next boulder down,
head left to find another boulder, and push this right onto the first
boulder, thus connecting the spirit's enclosure with the outer wall.
 
Return to the cage the first spirit entered, and take the transporter
beyond it. Take the lower two pieces of earth, then the upper one,
then Repton shuffle three boulders left and the last one right. Now
release the spirit below you, and get out of its way.
 
This spirit will open the cage allowing you to free the last spirit.
Do so, and wait for it to go round to the cage above the key.
Meanwhile collect the available diamonds, including one under the
boulders on safes at the left of the level. Then get the key and
take all the diamonds from safes. Do not take the last transporter.
 
Head down on the far left, past the egg. Push this egg left, and
head left until you reach a boulder. Go under this boulder and push
it back over the monster. Now collect all the diamonds and finish.
 
Level 1-G
Password: COMPOSE
Difficulty: 11/10
 
Overview: A fast-paced spirit hunt in which some of the cages need
some ingenuity to connect to the walls without blocking your path.
 
Walkthrough: Run up to the transporter, but don't take it until the
spirit behind you has nearly caught you up. Immediately run up and
right to take a second transporter. Now run up, right, and down to
a diamond above a boulder. Take the diamond and wait here until the
spirit cages, dropping a boulder past you. Go around the boulder and
head right, leaving the square of earth under the boulder untouched.
 
Go to where the first transporter was and take the key, then come
down. Head down on the far right to a cluster of three boulders, and
push the top one left. Also take the earth further left blocking a
fourth boulder. Then run clockwise round the block to pick up the
single diamond. Come up to an area with eight boulders and a time
capsule (which you must take, of course, as soon as you need it).
 
Let the top-right boulder fall left, then push the next boulder in
the top row all the way right. Push the top-left boulder left, the
middle boulder right, and now you can get past the bottom-left
boulder. Take the diamond above and left of you, and head down.
 
Take the safe diamond and immediately step two squares left, letting
the spirit slip past you. Go three squares up, three left, up, and
three right, letting the boulder fall. Push it left to connect the
cage. Continue left to a spirit circling around a block. Grab the
crown to let it into its cage so you can reach the time capsule.
 
Let the egg fall and quickly collect the bottom diamonds, then run
right. Wait next to the skull until the monster pursues you, then
run up and drop the boulder on it. Now retrace your steps until you
stand near the timebomb. Stand to the right of the nearby boulder
and run up, dropping another boulder to connect the two walls.
 
Go to the top of the level, and push the boulder on your left. Let
the next boulder fall, then go round it to stand under the next
boulder on the top row. Push the boulder to your left and run to
collect the diamond beyond it. Stand near the cage and wait until
the spirits come towards you. As soon as the first spirit enters the
cage, run into the nook beyond it, and so on until all three spirits
have caged. Now take the time capsule, freeing the last spirit, and
run back ahead of it to the cluster of boulders at the top of the
level. Push the first boulder to let the spirit in to the top-right.
 
Go down on the left to reach a diamond from a safe. Take this and
let the egg fall off the boulder; then kill the monster, but do not
push the boulder all the way down. Take the earth under the second
egg, and kill the monster with the same boulder. Then take the
transporter. Wait by the time capsule until the spirit touches it.
 
Immediately run up and Repton shuffle one of the two boulders to the
right. Stand to the right of it and wait until the spirit comes past.
Push the boulder one square left, connecting the cage, and slip out
of the spirit's way. Now head left, pushing the egg. Take the
diamonds and wait for the monster to pursue you; then run up and
let the boulder fall on it, and take the last transporter. This
returns you to the starting area, where you should easily be able to
collect all the remaining diamonds and then defuse the timebomb.
 
Level 1-H
Password: COLOURS
Difficulty: 12/10
 
Overview: Complexities with transporters, several Repton shuffles,
an area densely packed with spirits, and fungus just waiting to trap
a diamond if you take too long to reach it. A demanding last level.
 
Walkthrough: Run right and take the diamond (it blocks a transporter
destination). Let the boulder fall, and leave the monster to deal
with later. Go up, and take all the earth before taking the last
square under the two boulders; then Repton shuffle one to each side
to get past. Repeat the procedure under the next two boulders to get
the key. Come back down on the far right and take the transporter.
 
Stand by the safe diamond on the left until the three spirits bounce
off it one after another. Just as the last one hits it, run all the
way left, and you can just reach a safe square before the first
spirit returns and hits you (but this is tricky and takes practice).
 
Take the two safe diamonds to let two spirits cage, and get out of
the third spirit's way. Take both cage diamonds to let the third
spirit cage, and release a fourth spirit above you, which will also
cage without help. Beyond this fourth spirit, unblock another cage.
 
Take the crown, and head left under a boulder; push this right.
Release a fifth spirit into the cage in the top-right. Continue under
two more boulders, but do not push these. Go left into an area with
three diamonds in which another spirit is loose. Grab the diamonds
and stand in a safe square until it goes past heading to your left.
 
Head right and up, pushing the boulder so that it does not fall and
block you. You will reach two cages; unblock the lower one and stand
aside to let the spirit in. Release the spirit beyond it, and this
time unblock the upper cage. Follow the spirit to the bottom-left
area and get out of its way. Then let the egg and boulder fall right
to reach the three diamonds in the very bottom corner.
 
Return to the last cage and take the transporter beyond it. Go right
and down to find two diamonds, then come back up. Go round a boulder
and push this left to avoid it trapping you. Take two diamonds from
a valley before letting the next boulder fall left. Head right and
up, letting another boulder fall. Then take the passage on your left
to save the diamonds that are in danger of being blocked by fungus.
 
Now go up into the room with lots of boulders, and run all the way
right. Step one square up and two left. The boulders will fall,
giving the spirit a bit more space to move in, but wait for it to
return to the top-left corner before moving so that it does not
become dazed. Run right, one square up, and right, pushing a boulder
over the cage. Immediately run down on the right to rescue a diamond.
Return to the boulder over the cage and push this left to connect the
cage to the mass of boulders. Take both diamonds and the transporter.
 
Take the earth on your right, push the egg, and go under the boulder.
When the monster hatches, wait until it stands next to the boulder,
then kill it and take all the diamonds. Go past the transporter to
the right and take all the earth. Take the diamond and step left so
that the boulders fall to your right. Take the earth around the next
diamond, then Repton shuffle the egg and shuffle one boulder above
it. Wait until the monster dies before shuffling the other boulder
the other way. Take the corner diamond and return to the transporter.
 
Now you can finally kill the monster that hatched at the beginning of
the level! Take the diamond below the boulder on the left and come
down past where the second transporter was. Come down to the bottom
of the level to where two boulders block your path. Push one three
squares right and get around it to reach the last few diamonds.

- ARCTIC -

- Character correspondences -

DIAMOND: fish
THE CROWN: snow vehicle
THE TIMEBOMB: kitchen unit
KEY: icepick
TIME CAPSULE: fire bucket
EARTH: snow
WALLS: ice buildings
SKULL: "THIN ICE" sign
BOULDER: snowman
EGG: seated polar bear
MONSTER: enraged polar bear
SAFE: wooden door
CAGE: refrigerator
SPIRIT: penguin
FUNGUS: cracked ice

Level 2-A
Password: ARCTIC
Difficulty: 1/10

Overview: A gentle start to the Arctic screens, but you must be
careful at some points not to let falling boulders block the way.

Walkthrough: Head down to the corner of the level along the right-
hand wall. Collect the diamonds in the corner area, approaching each
boulder from underneath so they do not fall and trap diamonds. Come
back up and push the boulder on your left to reach another route down
to the bottom of the level.

Go under the egg and the boulder, and use it to kill the monster.
Then go under the second egg and kill this monster in the same way.
Go along the bottom to the left corner, and come up through the
boulders to take a key. Now retrace your steps, collecting diamonds
from safes along the way, until you reach your starting position.

Take the diamonds between the skulls in the top corner, and go left
to an area with two boulders. Let the first one fall onto the earth
and push the second one right so neither blocks your way. Come down
and continue left, pushing a boulder to reach another area. Take all
the diamonds here -- it does not matter if a boulder falls as you can
get out by going back round on the far right.

Return to where the key was and continue up the left of the level,
collecting all diamonds en route. When you reach the column of six
boulders, make sure you have taken every diamond (and the crown) as
you cannot exit from the central area once you enter it. Go under the
boulders and take the diamonds around the cages, then let the spirits
out, take the diamonds from the cages, and finish.

Level 2-B
Password: DIAMOND
Difficulty: 2/10

Overview: A linkage puzzle in which you have to find the right order
to go around the level so as not to let your route become blocked.

Walkthrough: Take the diamonds on your right and the diamond to the
left of the column of boulders. Return to your starting position and
go up as far as you can, then right. Push the boulder over the
monster. Then take the diamonds in the top-right of this area to
reach the key. Collect the safe diamonds and the crown. Go down to
the right of the column of boulders, and on your right is a V-shape
of diamonds with boulders above them. Take the lowest diamond and
then the two to the left, but leave the others. Take the diamond to
the right of the column of boulders and come back up.

Head left to the outer ring of the level. Go down as far as the
boulder on a skull (and take the diamond to its right), then come
back up and go all the way right. Let the boulder on a skull fall to
one side to get past it, go down, and repeat with the second boulder.
Go along the bottom of the level as far as you can, and then come
back up and re-enter the middle ring.

Head up first, and take all the available diamonds (without going
past the two stacked boulders on the right, as they will block your
path if released). Then go left to the area where the timebomb is.
Take the earth under the egg to let it fall; the boulder will roll
off the diamond and kill the monster automatically. Continue left,
and go anticlockwise round the first block of wall you come to so as
to rescue the diamond underneath it. Collect all the diamonds in the
bottom-left corner of the level and return to the timebomb.

Level 2-C
Password: RUBBISH
Difficulty: 3/10

Overview: A couple of pitfalls to be careful of in terms of falling
boulders blocking the path, and a somewhat tricky boulders-and-
diamonds puzzle in the bottom-left are the main features of this one.

Walkthrough: Head up and right until you reach two boulders; push the
second one. Collect most of the diamonds beyond it, but leave the
bottom-left one and the one above a safe next to the right wall. Go
up the right wall, and when you reach a boulder, push it one square
so it does not fall. Take the diamonds in the top-right corner (here
is a boulder that you cannot avoid releasing) and head left.

Find your way to the top-left of the level and come down to get the
key. Continue down and right above the first three boulders. Let the
far right boulder fall straight down to unblock the cage. Take the
rightmost of the row of four diamonds, letting one boulder fall, and
then let the next boulder fall right and push it right out of the
way. Go down to the single diamond, right under a boulder and push it
left, and down to a square of earth. Step up, letting two boulders
fall, and then take the two diamonds and run left to reach the crown.

Now continue into the chamber on the right. Push the lowest boulder
so you can reach the bottom diamond, then take the other diamonds.
Come back out and head up, taking the remaining diamonds en route.
Now take the remaining diamonds in the top-left corner.

Head right, and come down to where there are two eggs. Let one fall
off the skull, push the other one onto it, and then release the
boulder to kill both monsters. Come down and take the diamond you
left earlier, unblocking the cage. Take the safe diamond on the far
right to release the spirits, and then enter the bottom area. Go all
the way along the bottom and, when you reach a column of three
boulders, push the lowest one to reach the diamond beyond. Take all
the diamonds in this area and then take the transporter.

In the central area, let the egg fall, then run straight up, right
under the boulder, then push it left over the monster. Collect all
the diamonds and take the second transporter. When the last spirit
enters its cage, take all the remaining diamonds in the top area and
come down on the far left to reach the other two cage diamonds. Just
left of Repton's starting position, go down to reach the timebomb.

Level 2-D
Password: MANAGER
Difficulty: 2/10

Overview: A large pile of boulders with diamonds stuck in the middle,
but that just means you have to take as much earth as you can to let
them fall out of the way. The side areas are not difficult either.

Walkthrough: Take the four diamonds and go upwards, taking all the
earth and diamonds to let the rocks fall out of your way. At the top,
head right and go under a boulder, then let the egg fall. Wait to the
left of the boulder under the monster walks towards it, then push it
to kill the monster. Head down to the first transporter.

Take all the "loose" earth (not supporting any boulders) and then
rescue the diamond at the very bottom. Get out of the way of the
falling boulders, then take the earth square right of the second
diamond and run left to let yet more boulders fall. Now you can take
all the diamonds in the central area. Clear more earth if necessary
to let the boulders fall out of the way, then take the crown, a key,
and the second transporter.

In the bottom area, collect the first three diamonds, then the bottom
diamond, then push a boulder into the nook below the skull. Now when
you take the two diamonds on the right, there is enough space to push
a boulder to your left and escape. Before coming any further up, take
the diamond in the middle of the skull wall and rescue the two
diamonds on the left. Take all the diamonds near the cage and go up
on the left (you do not need to clear earth as you do not want the
column of boulders on the far right to fall and trap the cage).

Take the row of five diamonds and quickly stand where the middle one
was to get out of the spirit's way. When it goes into the cage, take
the diamond and continue up, this time clearing all the earth. Take
the rightmost of the next row of diamonds, then step left to let the
boulders fall and release the spirit. Wait for it to head down past
you on the right, then take the remaining diamonds and run to the top
of the level. On the left, run under the boulder and push it right to
connect the cage to the wall. Now take all the remaining diamonds,
wait for the spirit to enter the cage, and finish.

Level 2-E
Password: PACKAGE
Difficulty: 8/10

Overview: A tricky quest to find the right key -- they all look
impossible to reach -- followed by a bewildering maze of obstacles
for the spirits to get through and a nasty monster puzzle at the end.

Walkthrough: Step left, right, up and left to get past the boulders
at the beginning. Head up and left without letting the egg fall, and
go round to rescue the three diamonds left of the skull (they will be
trapped by the boulder on a safe when the key is taken).

Return to your initial position, go left, and take the earth to the
right of the column of four boulders. Go down to where there are two
boulders above a row of diamonds. Let the first one fall right then
push it right, then do the same with the second to reach the bottom
corner. Go under the first two boulders, then push one one square
right. Let the next two boulders fall off the diamond, then push the
loose one against the right wall. Go under the boulder above the egg,
and push it right so it stands two squares right of the egg. Let the
egg fall, take the diamond above the skull, then get behind the
boulder and wait until the monster is in front before pushing it, one
square only, to kill the monster. Then go past it to take the key.

Come up and unblock the cage. Leave the other diamonds in this area,
and go under the column of four boulders. Push them alternately left
and right to clear a passage. Now go down, taking the safe diamond at
the very bottom before allowing the boulder to fall, and unblock the
cage in the bottom-right. Come back up and go past Repton's initial
position. Let the egg fall left, then quickly go up, push the boulder
one square, then run round it and push it onto the monster. Take the
diamond re-opening the way to the bottom area and release the spirit.

To the right of the boulder you killed the monster with, push the
next boulder one square left, then let the next boulder fall left to
get past it. Take the diamond above the key. Go up to the two cages
and go clockwise round them, under the two boulders, and push the
first one left to stand above and right of the upper cage.

Now go back down to the cage at the bottom-right of the level. Take
the diamond below the egg and then stand out of the way, in the top-
right of the area just outside the spirits' enclosure. When the egg
breaks, if the monster steps up, let the spirits get out and then go
back down to get it to follow you. If it comes left, run left ahead
of it. Either way, run up on the left of Repton's initial position,
and run up past the two stacked boulders so that the top one falls
onto the monster. Continue up and take the transporter.

In the top area, take the time capsule when you need it, and let each
boulder fall right until you can reach the safe diamond in the
middle. Take this and push the boulder beyond it to the far left;
then let the boulder above the crown fall off it to reach the crown.
Take all the diamonds and the second transporter.

Take the diamonds in the spirits' enclosure and the area above it. If
one spirit has caged by now, let the boulder touching the cage fall
straight down to connect the second cage. While waiting for the other
spirit to return, you can take the remaining diamonds in the main
area of the level, but be careful not to run into the spirit!

When both spirits have caged, let the egg near the cages fall
straight down, and run round the wall below it so that it stays in
position left of the boulder touching the cage. Then come back and
kill it with the boulder. Now head down to defuse the timebomb.

Level 2-F
Password: PRIVATE
Difficulty: 9/10

Overview: A lot of running around and a low time limit, but you are
provided with more than enough time capsules. The really tricky bit
is an area where you have to release four spirits one at a time and
keep getting out of their way, and the transporters are also nasty.

Walkthrough: Head right along the bottom until you reach a wall that
three spirits are circling around. Clear the earth below this wall.
Return to the boulder near Repton's start, let this fall, and push it
along the bottom to connect the wall and release the spirits. To the
right of this wall, take two diamonds near a pile of boulders to open
a passage to the right of the level, but wait for the spirits to go
down here and open a cage before going down it yourself. While
waiting for the spirits to go down this passage, push the boulder
back to the left to connect another cage to the outer wall.

Go up on the far right and take the first passage on your left. Push
the first boulder to above the skull. Take the lowest three diamonds
in the area beyond, then the diamond releasing the spirit. When it
emerges, run down its tunnel to release a second spirit; repeat this
until all four spirits are out. Unblock the cage beyond the fourth
spirit and wait near it. When the first spirit returns, run past and
take the key. (This may require care to avoid hitting the other
spirits!) Take the time capsule and come up out of this area.

Get out of the way of the spirits and wait until they all head back
down on the right. Drop a boulder down the passage you released them
from, and head up on the left. Take the lower safe diamond so that
you can push the boulder down and let the spirits into the top-left.
When the spirits have gone past, come down on the right. Take the
three safe diamonds in a cluster and the one above them opening a
passage to another cage. Take the diamond above the fungus, and run
up to the top-right corner. Let the first boulder fall right and push
it down to block the fungus. Let the next boulder fall right, then
take the two available diamonds, then let the last boulder fall right
to reach the last diamond. Now return to the top-left area (being
careful not to collide with the spirits!)

The first cage is easy to connect: clear some earth and drop a
boulder into the space next to the right-hand wall. (Do not release
the fungus yet!) Go left and down to another cage with five boulders
above it. Push the top one to the left wall, then the next one to the
square below and right of that, then another boulder into the last
space to connect the cage. Now take a time capsule and use either of
the two one-use passages to re-enter the bottom-left. Run under the
pile of boulders, leaving the rest of the pile undisturbed as you
still have to come past here one more time. The spirits should by now
have come and gone from this area, so the cage in the passage to the
left of the timebomb will be open. Go this way.

Take all the diamonds, let the egg fall, and push a boulder onto the
monster. Take the time capsule if you need it. Now go to the top-left
corner to release the last spirit. The transporter takes you into the
corner square behind the spirit, so wait for it to be coming down!
When the spirit is out, use the other passage to re-enter the bottom-
left, and go under the pile of boulders one more time. This time
shuffle the boulders to open a route for the spirit to enter the last
cage. When it does so, return to the top-left one more time.

Take the last time capsule if you need it. The leftmost of the three
remaining transporters takes you to a square below the transporter,
so you must leave the earth above the sloping wall untouched or the
boulder will fall on you! The middle transporter takes you to the
square directly below it, so do not take this one at all. The last
transporter takes you to the top-left corner, so this can be safely
taken now the spirit is gone. Take all the diamonds and finish.

Level 2-G
Password: CAPITAL
Difficulty: 11/10

Overview: Some decidedly cunning cage puzzles, difficulty reaching
the places you need to reach without falling boulders blocking vital
areas of the level, and one extremely unpleasant monster. Nasty.

Walkthrough: Let the egg to your left fall, and let the boulder on
the far right roll off the diamond below it so this can be used to
kill the monster. Caution: the three diamonds that are both above and
left of wall must all be left, so that this boulder can be rolled
down to be added to the pile used to connect the cage later on.

Now head left, taking the earth and diamonds under the cage set in
the wall, but leaving the diamond in front of the cage entrance so
the spirit does not enter it. Continue left, and let the boulder
under the two skulls fall to its right. Let another boulder fall
right to the square above the timebomb, and then release the spirit.
Take the diamond above the lower-left cage and wait for the spirit to
return; then take the cage diamond to release the egg. Stand four
squares above the broken egg, and when the monster pursues you, run
right and up to stand under the boulder left of a skull. Drop this
onto the monster. Then go right to unblock the other cage.

Enter the bottom-left area and release the second spirit. Rescue the
bottom-right diamond first, then let the boulder fall off the left
end of the mass of skulls to get above them. Clear the earth to the
left of the boulder on a safe so this boulder will fall left when the
key is taken and not trap the crown. Come back up to the cluster of
wall encircling a boulder and two diamonds (one from a safe). The
square above this boulder is a transporter destination and must not
be blocked! Push the loose boulder right, go up taking only the
rightmost of the four diamonds, step two squares left and then push
the boulder that falls behind you right to reach the transporter.

Unblock the cage on your left and, when the spirit has entered it,
the one on your right as well. Go through the left cage and push a
boulder to release the second spirit. When it has gone past, take the
cluster of three diamonds, then head left and down past the cage. Let
the egg fall right, and let the boulder just above it fall down to
kill the monster. Take the key and then take all the diamonds in this
area. Let the boulders directly above the cage fall down to connect
this cage to the wall. Return to the top middle area and take the
transporter, but take care not to release the fungus.

Head down to the bottom-right and take the diamonds under the cage.
Go into the corner and push the two boulders left to stand under the
cage; then roll the last boulder off the corner diamond to push this
one out as well. Push the boulder above the corner area over the
three diamonds you left earlier. Take the safe diamond against the
right wall to enter the upper area and release the spirits.

Stand above the right cage and walk all the way left, then all the
way up, then left to let three boulders fall and connect the left
cage. Let the remaining boulders fall in a heap connecting the right
cage, then take the transporter near the right wall.

Take the diamond and key below you and the diamond on the left. Take
the two diamonds against the right wall and the diamond above the
skull, but not the diamond beyond this. Let the boulder fall, and
push it into the nook below the skull. Continue up, backtracking to
let each boulder fall, until you get to the last boulder releasing
the spirit. Wait until the spirit goes past it heading left, then let
this boulder fall and immediately run to the square left of where it
was, a safe square where you cannot be hit. Quickly go under the
boulder below you and push this left onto the flat-topped wall. Take
the diamond left of the boulder. Get out of the spirit's way and go
back round to push this boulder left so both diamonds below it can be
collected. Now let the boulders at the top of this area fall and
release the spirit into the cage near the top-left corner.

Let the egg roll off the boulder, then push the boulder onto the
monster. Collect all the diamonds in the top are before transporting
out. Head to the bottom-right, avoiding the last spirit (you may want
to wait until it goes past you into the bottom-left) and take all the
diamonds and earth holding the boulders so that they fall into a pile
connecting the last cage. After taking the cage diamond, head left,
and now you can release the boulders that will block off the bottom-
right area. Get the diamonds and crown from the bottom-left before
taking the diamond above and left of the timebomb, which will release
a boulder blocking this area off. Now, at last, you can finish!

Level 2-H
Password: DUNGEON
Difficulty: 7/10

Overview: Fungus in the middle of the level that cannot be contained
forces you to hurry to clear passages for the spirits to get around.

Walkthrough: Step right and run up, right and down around the outside
of the skulls, creating a route out of the central area far enough
away from the fungus that you have a bit of breathing space. Two
spirits are just behind you, so quickly run left under the lower row
of skulls, and up to unblock a cage. Run around this cage and
unblock another one to its left. Now run up and take the top-left
transporter (taking the diamonds near it so the fungus does not trap
them -- of course do not release the fungus in the upper-right yet).

Run to the right, unblock a cage, and push the boulders out of the
way. Return to the bottom-left, head up, and release two spirits.
While they are journeying to the bottom-right cage, continue up and
get the crown. Get all the diamonds in this area and wait for the
remaining spirit to return. Run back along the bottom passage and
unblock another cage beyond the first. When the spirit goes in, let
the egg fall, let the boulder to the right roll off the diamond below
it, and kill the monster. Now take the key.

Back in the central area, run up to unblock a cage. Also go into the
top-right corner, push the boulder two squares right, and unblock the
cage below it. Do not take the three diamonds to the left of the egg,
and do not take any of the diamonds holding the fungus in! Instead,
go round the outside and keep going left to release a spirit. Then
let the rightmost of the row of three boulders fall right, let the
egg fall straight down, and kill the monster. Take all the diamonds
in this area, then clear the top-left area and take the transporter.

Take the lower diamonds, then run up to let the egg fall with the
boulder following. Run left along the top to release the level's last
spirit, then take the diamonds in its enclosure (being careful not to
let the boulder fall on your head!) Come back down, taking all the
diamonds now. Do not take the transporter in the bottom-right (it
leads you to a dead end) but continue down to reach the timebomb.

- ORIENT -

- Character correspondences -

DIAMOND: bowl and chopsticks
THE CROWN: martial arts sword
THE TIMEBOMB: television set
KEY: key
TIME CAPSULE: remote control
EARTH: earth
WALLS: Oriental pagodas, lanterns
SKULL: Chinese dragons
BOULDER: vase
EGG: rickshaw
MONSTER: enraged passenger
SAFE: storehouse
CAGE: wok
SPIRIT: sachet of flavouring
FUNGUS: bonsai tree

Level 3-A
Password: ORIENT
Difficulty: 1/10

Overview: A simple level with no real puzzles, except for working out 
that you have to rescue certain diamonds before taking the key.

Walkthrough: Grab the first diamond and head left, pushing the
boulder down. Head down between two safes on the far left to reach
two adjacent boulders; let the first one fall left to reach the
diamonds under the second one. Return to Repton's start position, and
go up and all the way right. Take the two diamonds near the top-right
corner and come down on the far right.

Clear all the diamonds and earth in the bottom-right corner to give
the boulders room to fall, then take the key, and collect the safe
diamond. Head left just above where the key was, taking diamonds from
the side passages as you go. Come down to the egg, clear the earth
below and left of it, push it left and run up to drop a boulder on
it. Below the egg, go down on the right to take the row of diamonds,
letting the two stacked boulders fall en route.

Further left are two spirits; release them and stand out of their way
and they will find cages with no trouble. Enter the lower cage and
take the diamonds and crown beyond. (You do not need the time
capsule.) When you reach the square of diamonds around a wall, take
the ones on the right first, so that the boulder can be pushed down
when you take the upper-left diamonds.

Come back up to the two safe diamonds on the far left. Take these,
and continue up to a cluster of boulders and diamonds. Simply run
right across the bottom row, and all the boulders will fall
harmlessly. Now go up to the top and right to the last egg. Let it
fall left, and run round the boulder below it to push this over the
monster. Finally, collect the remaining diamonds on the level (if you
have not already done so while travelling) and finish.

Level 3-B
Password: THRUST
Difficulty: 2/10

Overview: A decorative piece of fun, once you have worked out the
right sequence to take the transporters and solve the various
sections of the level.

Walkthrough: Take the three diamonds to your left, then head right.
Take the diamonds in the bottom corner and come up on the right of
the level, letting all the boulders fall. Head left along the top,
taking care not to push any boulders in the top row that need to be
allowed to fall to the right to continue safely. Come down on the
left without taking the time capsule. Release the two spirits, take
the corner diamond from behind them, and unblock the nearby cage;
then wait for the second spirit to return after the first finds its
cage near the top-right corner.

Take the key, and run left and up, taking the time capsule to drop a
boulder onto the egg that will have fallen off the safe. Return round
the outside to the far right to take the available diamonds from
safes and the cage. Then go all the way back round to take the left
transporter. In the bottom section, let the egg fall, then run right
under the first boulder and push it back to kill the monster. Go
along the bottom row to release the boulder left of the transporter,
then collect all the diamonds in this area before transporting out.
Now take all the diamonds in the outer area before taking the last
transporter. In the central area, run under the cluster of rocks from 
the right to let them fall and connect the cage; then take all the
diamonds and finish.

Level 3-C
Password: COLONEL
Difficulty: 4/10

Overview: A couple of cunning traps, where either foresight or
checking the map is required, and a tricky boulders-and-diamonds
puzzle to reach the key, making this level an advance on the first
two, but nevertheless nothing very difficult.

Walkthrough: Head right, and push the loose boulder. Take the diamond
it rolls over, go up to release the egg, and get on the other side of
the boulder to kill the monster. Go up to take the diamond behind the
egg, and take the diamond blocking the lower cage, but do NOT unblock
the upper cage.

Return to Repton's start position and head left and up, being careful
not to take the diamond under the first boulder so it will fall off
its safe when the key is collected. Go around the second boulder to
rescue the diamond directly above where Repton started. Then go
straight up, letting a boulder fall off the diamonds around the
fungus, but do not release the fungus yet.

Head right, and take the earth blocking a boulder to its left. Go
down and around, letting three boulders fall and releasing a spirit;
then stand out of its way. Quickly run left, pushing the egg and a
boulder. Continue directly left until you reach a boulder, then wait
for the monster to come towards you, and run under the boulder and
push it back to kill it.

Now follow the spirit to the cage you unblocked earlier. Take the
first earth section and step two down and left, letting a boulder
fall; let the next boulder on the far right fall straight down to
stand harmlessly on an earth section. Continue down and push the next
loose boulder to the left. Then you reach three diamonds in a
diagonal chain. Take the middle one and step down and left so both
boulders stand harmlessly on the earth. Go down and let the next
dangerous boulder fall left. Then get the key, run left to the corner
diamond, and go round the boulder that falls behind you to reach the
right corner diamond. Now come back up, taking all the diamonds you
missed earlier as you go.

Unblock the other cage, and return to Repton's start position. Now
you can take the diamonds in the bottom-left corner and allow the
boulder to fall, blocking off this area. Release the two spirits,
stand out of their way while they explore the upper area, and then
follow them to the second cage. One will go in, and while the other
one goes around the area where the key was, go through the cage and
up. Push the first egg right, and run straight up to drop a boulder
on it. Let the second egg fall right off the wall, and again, run
straight up so a boulder falls to kill the monster. Go left along the
top to unblock the last cage; then find a safe spot to wait for the
last spirit to go in. Take the diamonds beyond and all the remaining
diamonds in the top area.

Come back down, and take the diamonds to the left of the spirits'
enclosure, then the diamonds in the area above. (To rescue the
diamond in the bottom-left of this area, simply let the boulder above
it roll off the diamond to the right.) Now you can safely unblock the
fungus. Return once more to Repton's start, take the safe diamonds at
the bottom of the level if you have not already done so, then take
the last diamonds leading to the timebomb.

Level 3-D
Password: PERSONS
Difficulty: 8/10

Overview: A unique level in which the main puzzle is to clear an
enormous pile of boulders without getting stuck underneath them!
Fungus and monsters also add to the difficulty of the level.

Walkthrough: Run up and around the cage. Leave the monster for now,
and head down and right to release a spirit. When it enters the cage,
take the diamond and step left to allow the monster to follow you;
then run up to let the boulder fall on it. Go past the fungus again
and down to the bottom of the level; push the first boulder to block
the fungus on the far right.

Head up on the right of the boulder pile, taking the earth and
diamonds to unblock the boulders as you go. Continue up until you
reach a loose boulder; go under this and push it one square back
left. Go around and up on the far right, then enter the passage to
the left of the fungus. Push the egg and run left; push the boulder
one square, take the diamond next to the transporter, then run round
the boulder and wait for the monster to come up to it before pushing
it to kill the monster. Take the transporter, which returns you to
near the fungus in the bottom-left. Go past the fungus again (you
must do the first part of the level fast so it does not grow) and
rescue the two diamonds in the skull maze before continuing.

Push boulders alternately right and left until you cannot continue
without blocking the passage up on the left. Before going up,
however, push the next boulder at the bottom of the pile one square.
Repeat the process on each level, and you should end up with enough
space at the top to clear the last boulder and get out. Take the key.

Above the key, take the diamond near an egg to open the way to a
cage; then release the spirit. Take the crown and the remaining
diamonds, then head right and take two safe diamonds in the skull
passage. Now push the egg, and run right and around the loose boulder
you left perched on a wall earlier. When the monster comes up to this
boulder, push it to kill it. Go back up on the right to take the safe
diamond in the top area, and also push the boulder in the top
corridor all the way left to reach another safe diamond. Then head
back to the transporter.

The transporter takes you to the empty space just below it, so wait
for the spirit to go past this space before taking it. Walk under the
boulder and straight along; let the next boulder fall down and push
it left to stand next to the other one and connect the cage. Now take
all the diamonds -- ignore the other transporter, it is pointless.

Level 3-E
Password: CRICKET
Difficulty: 5/10
 
Overview: An imposing mass of boulders in the central area masks the
fact that this level is actually rather simple. You just need to be
careful handling the cage order, and there is one tricky monster.

Walkthrough: Take the two diamonds below you, and let the boulder in
the column one square right of them fall to the bottom of the level.
Push the boulder below and right of this right to connect the cluster
of diamonds (around which a spirit is orbiting) with the row of
boulders and hence with the outer wall. The spirit will go in the
cage you just unblocked. Take the diamond beyond this to release a
second spirit into a cage on the far left of the level. Then release
the egg and head right to the boulder in the bottom row; go round
this and use it to kill the monster. Finally, go down the spirit's
corridor to retrieve the key, but do not take the diamond unblocking
the fungus.

Run under the bottom row of boulders to two transporters in the
bottom-right corner; take the one on the right. Step up, two right
and three up two stand below a boulder; let this fall. Let the next
boulder to the right roll left off the diamond to form a chain
connecting the two cages. Take the diamond in the top row to release
the spirits. When both cages are open, take the diamond under the
egg, and run up to drop a boulder on the monster. Now take the
remaining diamonds (and crown) in this area before taking the
transporter. It returns you next to the diamond blocking the fungus,
which you can now take (but you may want to leave it in case you lose
a life, which will now return you to the same place once more).

Return to the bottom-right area. Where there are five boulders in a
vertical line, take the earth square to the right of the second-
lowest. Let the boulder below and left of the lowest of the five
fall. Now take the diamonds around the egg on the far right (thus
unblocking the last cage), and run round the other side of the column
of boulders. When the monster reaches the empty square you just
cleared, push the boulder to kill it.

Head to the far left (letting the column of five boulders fall to get
past them) and take the cage diamond to reach the last spirit. Let
the middle and right boulders in the lowest row fall, then let the
two boulders below the spirit fall to free it. When it enters the
cage on the far right, take the diamonds in the area beyond (starting
from the bottom to clear a ledge so that only three boulders fall
down the funnel on the right; a fourth would block you in).

Now return to the central area. Take all the diamonds, then release
the egg and run straight up to drop a boulder onto it. Let the
columns of boulders fall to reach the top areas. In the top-left,
push the first boulder, then take the diamond below it, then let it
fall right; then let the loose boulder fall left to reach the bottom
diamond. In the top-right area, it is hard to go wrong if you follow
the usual rule of working from the bottom up. Then finish.

Level 3-F
Password: TUNNELS
Difficulty: 10/10

Overview: A short time limit and a maze of narrow skull corridors
that must be navigated several times to unblock the cages and then
collect the cage diamonds. Two multiple Repton shuffles are necessary
to avoid blocking diamonds at the bottom of the level, and the
boulders-and-diamonds puzzle to reach the key is a nasty one.

Walkthrough: Step left and down. Take the diamond above the left egg,
but NOT the diamond next to this. Also take the diamond blocking the
cages. Head right, and take the diamonds and earth in the area right
of the single cage. Now Repton shuffle the six boulders blocking the
right transporter all to the right (so the cage does not become
trapped). Take the transporter.

In the right-hand area, step down, two right and two down to reach
the bottom without risk of colliding with spirits. Grab the diamond
blocking the cage. When a spirit enters it, take the diamond beyond
to release the other two spirits into two of the bottom cages. Take
the next earth section so that a boulder can be pushed down on the
far right to release the spirit orbiting the two skulls, which will
go into the last free cage on the bottom.

Take the three cage diamonds, and also the two diamonds blocking a
boulder above the left cages. Push the right egg to the right; the
loose boulder at the top of the pile of six can be used to kill the
monster. Release the left egg, and immediately run under the nearby
column of boulders and Repton shuffle the first one to the left to
kill the monster. Shuffle another four boulders left and one right so
that the safe does not become blocked. Then take the transporter.

Take the four diamonds above you, then go left until a boulder falls
and push this all the way right. Go down between the two boulders and
grab the diamond on your right. Run left under a boulder, and push
this right. Let the next boulder fall, and take the upper of the two
available diamonds directly below the transporter to let the boulders
roll down to the right. Roll the next boulder to the right as well,
and you can take the bottom diamonds and the time capsule. Clearing
the rest of this area should be no problem with a bottom-up approach,
but be careful to watch whether the transporter is about to be
trapped by falling boulders. (If trapping the transporter really
becomes unavoidable, you will need to restart the level and do things
differently one step earlier, perhaps pushing or shuffling more
boulders to one side of the transporter. I will not give a detailed
method for clearing this area as this would drastically increase the
length of this walkthrough.)

Take the key and the transporter. Now if you enter the skull maze
above you, three cages are available to unblock. Take the transporter
in the skull maze to the bottom-left area. Push the boulder to create
a way out, then drop the boulder on the far left to release the
spirit. Return to the far right area, and release the two spirits
circling a wall by rolling down the boulder above a diamond in the
upper-right corner. When these three spirits have all caged, do the
following two things, in either order depending on how close you are
to running out of time: (1) take the remaining diamonds and the time
capsule in the top-left area, and (2) release the egg in the
top-right, and, letting the monster chase you, run under the boulder,
then push this behind you to kill the monster. (When you reach the
four diamonds in a square, step left then up rather than vice versa
so the bottom-left square is clear for the boulder to fall into, so
it does not block you.)

Now unblock the last cage (behind the boulder in the skull maze) and
return to the last spirit, in the upper part of the area on the far
right. Push the loose boulder in the second-bottom row of this
section, then take the two diamonds below it. Take the middle diamond
of the row of three, then step left, letting a boulder fall and
releasing the spirit. Without taking the last diamond in this area,
let the boulder on the far right fall to reach the crown. Wait by the
time capsule and only take it when you need it. Then take the last
diamond, and any remaining diamonds in the lower area of the far
right section. When you hear the last spirit enter its cage, go and
collect the diamond, then return to the bottom-left for the last
diamonds and the timebomb.

Level 3-G
Password: INTENSE
Difficulty: 11/10

Overview: A cunning riddle: the level is split in half with only two
passages joining the halves, both passages become blocked as soon as
you go through, and yet you need to somehow let a spirit through.

Walkthrough: Head right; after taking the first diamond, push the
boulder above it behind you to the left. Continue right and then go
down directly under the egg; go in between the fungus and the boulder
against the right wall without releasing either. Continue down, along
the earth-lined passage, to a boulder on a skull; go down past it.

Take the diamond in the bottom-right corner, but leave the earth
above it so the boulder remains stable. Go left under another boulder
and push this three squares right; then dodge the spirit to let it
into the far right cage. Push the loose boulder all the way left and
continue left, under another boulder; push this one square right to
leave a passage around it. Take the two diamonds and push the boulder
right into the square occupied by one of them. Go up on the right of
the cage, and let the next boulder on your right fall two squares.
Drop the boulder above it, allowing it to roll off the other (it must
not connect the cage). Take the diamonds above and right of you,
releasing the spirit, and run all the way left; go up, letting a
boulder fall behind you, and right as far as the crown.

Go two squares up, three left, two right, up and all the way left,
letting the boulders fall behind you but leaving a column of diamonds
on the far right allowing you to re-enter this area later. Continue
up and take the top-right diamond in this area, letting two boulders
fall. Wait below the right-hand transporter until the two spirits
pass above it heading left; it takes you to the square exactly above
it. Take the transporter at the right moment and run to the right to
another transporter.

Go back to the bottom-right by the same route, this time taking the
cage diamond, again without disturbing the earth around the boulder.
Come up and wait near the top cage for the spirit to go down the
passage below you; follow it and it will cage.

Take the earth and the two diamonds below the cage, but not the earth
square under the boulder. Push the two loose boulders all the way
right, then push the boulder in the next row to the right so that you
can go down the column of diamonds. Take the key, then all the
diamonds in this area -- be careful not to miss any, as you cannot
return to this area once you leave through the exit at the top.

Push the boulder near Repton's start one square left so that you can
take the cage diamond. Then take the diamonds along the top of the
level to let the other spirit into the cage. Push the boulder below
the egg one square right, then push the egg down into the vacated
square and use this boulder to kill the monster.

Return to the bottom-right, and head left towards the transporter;
take it, letting the egg and boulders fall behind you. It takes you
next to the boulder just above it. Step down and left, allowing the
boulder to roll down, then run around the wall formation to get the
diamonds below it. Take the diamond above the fungus next to the far
right wall, and run straight up, dropping a boulder on this fungus.
Now take all the remaining diamonds in the right-hand area, releasing
all the fungus, and come down by the passage in the bottom-right.

Run along the bottom to take the diamond in the bottom-left corner.
Leaving the two diamonds in the row above it, clear some earth to
allow the egg to roll off its diamond and drop the boulders down onto
it, connecting the cage. Go right, letting a boulder fall behind you
as you enter the middle area. Let the boulder above and left of the
mid-air cage roll down and left to connect the cage. Then release the
spirits; once they have left their enclosure, push the rock to the
right to let them out. Collect all the diamonds in the bottom area
before coming up into the area full of diamonds. Clear this area from
the bottom up -- when you reach the egg, push the boulder above it to
the left to kill the monster. Take the last transporter and finish.

Level 3-H
Password: GALLERY
Difficulty: 8/10

Overview: Several mid-air cages and only a few boulders, so the
spirits have to be diverted onto a path that will allow the boulders
to be used to connected all of the cages one by one.

Walkthrough: Go all the way down to the bottom of the level, and
release the spirits, taking only one time capsule and leaving the two
in the bottom row and the diamonds either side of them. When the
spirits are out, go past them to take the transporter.

Go down, and push the boulder on the cage one square left so the cage
is connected; then release the spirit. When it has caged, run under
the boulders to the key, and quickly come back up and drop the
boulder you connected the cage with to kill the monster. Collect all
the diamonds in this area and take the second transporter.

Exit the lower area, pushing the bottom boulder to the right so it
does not fall on you, and go right into the main part of the level.
Head up and take the diamond under the central cage. Come up on the
left, and go right along the top of the level to two boulders. Let
the left one roll off three diamonds to rest on an earth square, then
wait until the spirits come by. When they have been diverted to
circle the central mass of skulls, push the boulder left to connect
the cage near the top of the level.

Avoiding the spirits, take the diamond blocking the cage in the wall
enclosure. When this cage has been entered, take the diamond touching
this enclosure on its left (while the spirits are to your left so
they still circle the mass of skulls) and send a boulder down --
either the one you used to connect the top cage, or the other one at
the top of the level -- so that two more cages are connected to the
skull mass, disposing of the rest of this group of spirits.

On the far right is some fungus behind a boulder. Release this
boulder to connect the lower-right cage. Now push the egg near this
cage down to its left, then push the nearby boulder onto it. Push
this boulder down onto the two time capsules, then right. (Take one
time capsule at this point if you need it!) Release the egg on the
far right, then kill the monster with this boulder. Release the last
two spirits.

While they are circling the level, collect all the remaining diamonds
except those in the area around the timebomb. Before getting the
diamond in the middle of the mass of skulls in the centre, clear some
earth below it so the boulders will not trap you when they fall. When
the only diamonds left are those in the timebomb area and the last
cage, take the last time capsule and run to this area. Take the
diamond right of the cage, run up, step left, then step right to let
the boulders fall into place and connect the cage. Only when the
spirit has entered the cage, release the egg, killing the monster
with any of the boulders in this area. Then defuse the timebomb.

- OCEANS -

(Thanks to Jonathan Parkin for helping me with writing up the
solutions to the Oceans levels.)

Each of the Repton 3 expansion packs includes one scenario in which
the safes are invisible; but Oceans is especially nasty, as the
diamonds and skulls are hard to tell apart without looking closely!

- Character correspondences -

DIAMOND: pearl in a shell
THE CROWN: treasure chest
THE TIMEBOMB: torpedo
KEY: torch
TIME CAPSULE: oxygen pack
EARTH: loose strands of seaweed
WALLS: coral, wrecked ships
SKULL: empty shell
BOULDER: wheel
EGG: octopus in a capsule
MONSTER: octopus
SAFE: hidden pearl
CAGE: closed shell
SPIRIT: squid
FUNGUS: growing seaweed

Level 4-A
Password: OCEANS
Difficulty: 1/10

Overview: A simple starting level to ease the player into one of the
most difficult graphics sets.

Walkthrough: Head up and right until you reach two adjacent diamonds.
Leave the earth square above and right of the second one, and take
the two earth squares to drop the egg. Roll the nearby boulder left
off the diamond and use it to kill the monster; then take the key.
Take the diamonds from the safes, then push the same boulder down to
trap the fungus.

Head down directly below the fungus (taking care to avoid the skulls)
then go up on the far right collecting all the diamonds. Go down, and
retrace your steps to where you started. Continue left and go up to
the spirits' enclosure; release them and their cages are already
available. Then take the diamonds from their enclosure.

Go down on the far left, and roll the two boulders left off the
diamonds to access the bottom passage. Go all the way along it, then
come back along the passage above it, collecting all the diamonds as
you go. Now enter the central area. To reach the diamond in the
middle of the floor, let the boulders above it fall, then go around
them. Take everything else by starting from the bottom and going up.

Finally, go to the top-left area through the upper cage. Be careful
not to let the boulder below the timebomb fall and trap two diamonds.
To reach the diamond on the far left, let the boulder on the top wall
fall to its right to get around it. Then defuse the timebomb.

Level 4-B
Password: MAGENTA
Difficulty: 1/10

Overview: A pretty level to look at, a simple one to complete.
Except that there are many more skulls than in the previous level.

Walkthrough: Go down past the first boulder and left. Let the two
stacked boulders fall and go down on the far left to the bottom, then
right as far as you can. Come up on the right of the skulls, let the
egg and boulder fall, and take all the diamonds inside the "seahorse"
of skulls. Then take the transporter.

Collect all the diamonds in the top-right area from the bottom up,
and go left along the top. Clear the top-left corner, and come down
once more, under the timebomb, and right in between two solitary
skulls. Unblock the cages, then come down on the far right to release
the spirits. Clear this bottom-right area, then go back for the few
diamonds surrounding Repton's original start position.

Level 4-C
Password: ELECTED
Difficulty: 1/10

Overview: Another pictorial level in which the only difficulty is a
few skulls cunningly concealed in a field of diamonds.

Walkthrough: Go right then up, letting the boulders fall. Take the
two diamonds under them, then go up on the far right. Let the egg
fall and continue up until you reach two boulders; wait until the
spirits bounce off these, then drop them to kill the monster. Go back
down to unblock the cage, then take the transporter.

Head right until you reach the egg. Let this fall, and let the
monster chase you; then run up under a boulder and step aside to kill
it. Clear this area from the bottom up (being careful of the skulls!)
and take the second transporter.

Clear the next area, being careful of the skull in the bottom row.
The last transporter takes you to the bottom-left corner; this is a
mirror image of the bottom-right, so solve it in the same way. Go up
on the left to unblock a cage and release the last two spirits. When
they have gone down, take the cage diamond, then go along the top
and all the way round to retrieve the cage and safe diamonds from
earlier. Finally, enter the bottom middle section. Take the diamond
under the first boulder, then the corner diamond, letting the boulder
and egg fall; quickly take the diamond next to the egg and push the
middle boulder over the monster. Take the remaining diamonds and the
crown, then go left to reach the timebomb.

Level 4-D
Password: DISEASE
Difficulty: 6/10

Overview: A labyrinth of a level in which not being able to see the
safes makes things very awkward! You must be very careful to do
things in the right order so as not to block the narrow passages.

Walkthrough: Take the first three diamonds, then the two diamonds
diagonally above and right of the second boulder. (You can see there
is a boulder on an invisible safe that will trap these diamonds if
you do not take them.) Now go right, and down on the right of the
skulls, and clear the earth around the diamond in between the two
wall sections without taking this diamond. Then go back up.

Two skulls jut out from the wall on the right; clear the earth around
these. Take the two diamonds above them to let the first boulder
fall, then take the earth under the next boulder up and right. Take
the diamond under the egg, then push the boulder to your right, then
take the diamond under the key and the diamond further right, then
let the boulder above the key roll off it to kill the monster.

Now go down to the bottom, and left along the bottom passage, being
careful to let the first two stacked boulders fall rather than
pushing the lower one. Let the egg fall, go under the boulders to its
left, and use these to kill the monster; then clear the diamonds
around the wall section and release the spirit. Go back along the
bottom passage and up; take the opening to the right leading to a
transporter. Take this and collect all the diamonds in the area
(avoiding the skulls), then wait for the spirit to open the cage
blocking you in. Go up to the key and take it, being careful not to
take any diamonds in the top-right area as the boulders will block
off the bottom-right area of the level if allowed to fall.

Go down to the "crossroads" below the central skulls, and left and
down to two boulders above a rectangle of diamonds. Let the boulder
on the right fall so that you can reach the diamonds; collect them
and continue left. Unblock the cage and take the transporter.

Unblock the nearby cage, then collect the three diamonds above the
transporter you just took before allowing the boulder above them to
roll down. Go down and push the boulder into the space vacated by
taking the transporter. Go back along the bottom passage to the
bottom-right area, release two spirits, and follow them back to the
far left. Go up through the first cage. Take the bottom row of the
block of diamonds, then step up and go left so that the boulders
fall. Take the second-last diamond to roll the rightmost boulder off
the last one, then push it left. Then take the diamonds in the upper
area, letting the boulders fall (and connecting the top cage).

Return to the bottom-left and release the final spirit. Roll the
boulder off the diamond to let the monster out, and let it chase you
up to the top-right area; there should be a loose boulder you can use
to kill it. Now all you have to do is collect the remaining diamonds;
the last transporter saves you some time in returning to the main
area after collecting the diamond from the top-left cage.

Level 4-E
Password: THEATRE
Difficulty: 12/10

Overview: A cunning puzzle with several mid-air cages and seemingly
not enough boulders to connect them. The central area, involving a
fast chase through a skulls-and-diamonds maze, is a little diversion
from the main puzzle, but does not make the level any easier!

Walkthrough: Grab the diamond below you, push the boulder to your
left, then take the diamonds above you, releasing the spirit. Dodge
past it and take the transporter.

Run to the right and roll the boulder all the way back to connect the
cage. Return to the right wall and dodge the spirits. Drop the
boulder above the cage on the right, then push it to one side so the
cage is connected without the boulder being destabilised. Go up on
the right and push the top boulder to the right to connect the third
cage. Wait for the spirits to return and enter this cage, then take
the diamond, as well as the diamond from the second cage.

Go to the far left of the level -- leaving the time capsule alone --
and move precisely as follows. From the bottom-left square, go eight
squares up (to two rows above the horizontal wall of skulls forming
the upper edge of the main part of the submarine), two right, two up,
left, two up, left (you should now be in the top-left square), down,
two right, three down, left, and all the way down.

Go along to the diamond in the middle of the long line of safes, and
take three diamonds, then step up, allowing the boulder to fall. Go
past it to retrieve the diamonds at the bottom of the level. Take the
four diamonds in a square, allowing the boulder to fall off the
skull, then push the second boulder and take the transporter.

When the two spirits bounce off the skull and move left, you can
safely run past them. Unblock the cage, then go around the two skulls
(you may need to use the map to practise this part and see where all
the skulls are!) Run left and go above the second cage. When both
spirits have caged, retrace your steps and allow the egg to fall. Let
the monster follow you back to the left, and kill it with the boulder
next to the left cage. (Alternatively, just leave the egg until last
and leave it in the submarine for the fungus to kill the monster!)

On the far right, push the egg, then Repton shuffle the boulder above
it to the left. Go up on the right and let the top boulder fall,
timing it so that it kills the monster. Another way, which you might
find easier, is to drop this boulder first, push the boulder under it
one square left, then kill the monster with this boulder.

Collect the immediately accessible diamonds, then allow the boulder
on the left to fall. Push the boulder below it right to reach the
last diamond on the bottom row. Let the last boulder in the top row
fall, and proceed beyond the skulls. Push the first boulder, take the
diamonds in the bottom row, go under the next boulder in the top row
and push it right, then do the same with the one in the middle row.
Take the first two diamonds in the bottom row of the "L", then
release the boulder on the top row straight down without taking the
top diamond of the "L". Push the top-left boulder left, go down
between the two boulders, and take the time capsule and the key. Take
the safe diamond below it, then step right, so that two boulders roll
down into the space you cleared earlier.

Push the loose boulder to the left to roll it off the other two, then
take the earth under the middle one of the three that went down,
dropping it to the bottom. Push the rightmost one right to the cage,
then take the earth to lower it one square. Go right and roll the
boulder off the diamond, then push it left to connect the cage.

Go down on the left, and take the leftmost diamond of the long row,
and the one below it, unblocking the cage. There is only one spirit
left in this area; if it has gone into the upper cage, free the
spirit at the bottom (behind where the second transporter was). When
the bottom-left cage has been entered, take the cage diamond and the
diamond on its left, but leave the diamond below the cage. Take the
two diamonds in the bottom row.

Now roll seven boulders down to form a pile around the cage in the
bottom-left corner area. The first is on the long line of diamonds,
where you used it to connect the first cage early on. The second is
now above the time capsule on the left. Then bring down the two
boulders you used to connect the cage above the submarine. Finally,
two boulders from the top of the level can be brought down. When all
six are in place, push the last one left so the cage is connected.
Then free the remaining spirit and collect all the diamonds, taking
the second time capsule if you need it at any point.

Level 4-F
Password: DREAMER
Difficulty: 9/10

Overview: A labyrinth of passages that must be tackled in the right
order to avoid blocking yourself, with a convoy of spirits and one
difficult cage. You must work out the right time to take the key.

Walkthrough: Go left and down. Release the egg and kill the monster
with the boulder to its left. Take the diamonds under the boulders,
and push the boulder on a safe to the left out of harm's way. Go left
under a boulder and push this back right, unblocking a cage, but do
not take the earth next to the boulder. Continue down, letting the
boulder fall off a skull onto a cage, then unblock this cage but not
the one below it. Go up and right, taking the diamond under the
boulder to let it fall. Continue right to a row of boulders; let the
first one fall left and push it left into the gap in the wall. Let
the other boulders fall left one at a time to unblock a cage. Now you
can release the spirits.

When the first cage at the bottom has been entered, you can unblock
the second one and push the boulder off it to the left. Wait for the
spirits to go around the level, and go to the opened cage below and
right of Repton's start point. Go up and left, letting the column of
boulders fall. Go round on the left to two boulders above a "sail"
wall, and push both right. Go up, taking the diamond under the
unstable boulder so it does not fall. At the very top, push the
boulder on a skull one square. Run left to an "L" of diamonds, and
take the two on the left but not the third one.

Avoiding the last spirit, retrace your steps to the bottom of the
level, and push the egg left, then kill the monster with the boulder
just left of it. Go up and left, and take the earth to let the
stacked boulders fall. Drop the egg, then run round to get behind the
boulder left of it, and kill the monster. Be careful to push this
boulder only one square! Take the crown.

Return to where you released the spirits. Just above the transporter
on the far right is a column of three diamonds; take these, then take
the transporter. Run up, step left to let the boulder fall, then push
the boulder to your right; the last spirit can now cage. Get out of
its way and wait near the key; take it only when the spirit cages.

Run back to the spirits' enclosure, go left under the skulls, and
push the column of rocks alternately left and right to clear the way.
Go right up to the top, and let the boulder to your right fall off
the skull to leave a way out of the top-right area. Now run to the
bottom-left corner of the level, clear it, and take the transporter.

Take the three diamonds around you, letting the boulders fall, then
take the two diamonds to your right, then go up. Push the boulder,
take the diamond under it, continue up and right after letting the
boulder on the curved wall section fall. Run down, letting the
boulder on your left fall; take the diamonds at the bottom, then come
back up, letting the egg fall, and push the boulder onto it. Take all
the diamonds in this area and leave.

Run left until you reach the "L" of diamonds of which you took two
earlier. Now take the third, and the diamond from the safe. Then take
the remaining diamonds in the top-left. Come down, and head left from
Repton's start. Thread your way through the earth and take the three
diamonds in a column, letting the boulder fall onto the earth square
you left alone earlier. Now just take all the diamonds on the level.

Level 4-G
Password: CURRANT
Difficulty: 12/10

Overview: The spirits are not easy to release, and then you have to
unblock the cages in sequence while they patrol the level. There are
some moderately tricky boulder puzzles, and a severe time shortage.

Walkthrough: Take the diamond below you, then run up, going around
the diamond that would release a boulder on your right. Go under the
next two boulders and take the diamond, then let the two boulders
directly above you fall, without disturbing the one on your right.
Beyond this is a boulder on a safe. Push this right, let the boulder
beyond it roll off its diamond, clear the diamonds and push the last
boulder right so it rests on the earth against the right-hand wall.
Go back left and continue up, leaving the first diamond so the
boulder on a safe will not fall when the key is taken. Go up to the
top, push the egg one square left and take the transporter.

Dodging the spirits, release the boulder on the left so it rolls into
position to release them. Take the diamond in the bottom-right corner
of this area and wait in the square above it for the spirits to go
past, one entering the cage; quickly go through, run up, take the
earth under the boulder just below the transporter, and push the
boulders left and right so the second spirit can enter the cage. (Do
not take the earth under the lower boulder -- there's an invisible
safe next to it, so you would not be able to step aside!)

The transporter takes you to a square just left of the line of skulls
forming the mouth of the "octopus". Two spirits are circling this
line, so take the transporter when you can see them on the right.
Immediately move two squares up to get out of the spirits' way. When
the spirits go past, take the earth square below and left of the
leftmost skull of the "mouth". Then travel right above the mouth, and
bring the boulder down and push it left to fall into the square you
cleared and connect the inner spirits to the outer wall. Now you will
find it easier to reach the key.

Go down, unblock the bottom-left cage. Take the time capsule when you
need it, but no sooner, as it is the only one on the level. When the
bottom-left cage is open, run along the bottom row to open another
cage. When this cage too is open, take the earth to the right of the
two boulders, then unblock the next cage and also push the boulder to
unblock the bottom-right cage. When the last cage in the bottom-left
is open, take its diamond and also the one in the extreme corner.

Go through the bottom-right cage and retrace your original path to
the top of the level. Push the egg left until it falls, then run left
and take the two diamonds directly above the fungus. Push the boulder
one square left, then wait behind it to kill the monster, at the same
time connecting the nearby cage.

Head left, and take the first earth section, letting the boulders
fall. Push the loose boulder right, and go down to the transporter.
Push the boulder on your left and take the diamond below it to let it
fall. Push the loose boulder right, take the diamond under the
boulder below it, then take the bottom diamond and go left for the
crown. Clear this area and then take the transporter.

Go down two squares, left, down, then all the way left. Run all the
way up, and let the left boulder wall without taking the earth square
above and left of the egg. Go back round, without taking the earth
square right of the cage, and push the right boulder above the other.
Now take the diamond nestling between the three boulders at the
bottom of this area to let the last spirit enter. When it cages, the
monster will be killed straight away, and you can push one boulder
right to leave both harmlessly on earth squares. Now break the egg in
the octopus head, kill the monster with the boulder next to it, and
collect the remaining diamonds on the level. The last four near the
timebomb must be treated carefully: take just the top-left one first,
so the boulder falls, then the two on the right, then the last one.

Level 4-H
Password: GENERAL
Difficulty: 15/10

Overview: A masterpiece of finely worked detail that must all be got
right to connect a troublesome cage at the bottom. Add another manic-
paced spirit chase through a skull maze and a tricky monster, and you
have a strong contender for the title of the hardest level of all.

Walkthrough: Head right, without taking the nearby diamonds. Take the
diamond to let the boulder on a skull fall, then push this all the
way left. Push the second boulder left as well, and take the earth
square left of the boulder on a safe on the far right. Head left, and
let the rightmost two boulders fall to link up the cage. Push the
lower of the two stacked boulders left, then go left along the top
row. (Do not take the diamond just above and left of the timebomb.)

Continue left to the transporter, without taking the diamond above a
boulder above the rightmost column of skulls. Take the three diamonds
below the transporter, and unblock the cage, without taking the far
left diamond. Go right and down, letting the boulder on the column of
skulls fall. Release the spirits, taking only the leftmost diamond.

When the second spirit returns from the far left, go that way and go
straight up, letting three boulders fall. Push one into the gap by
the transporter. Go back up, and go under the leftmost boulder so it
rolls onto the upper transporter. Take the bottom two diamonds, then
the one above them, then step right and down and push one boulder
left; follow it down and push it right until it falls. Go back up and
push the loose boulder all the way right. Go up, letting the boulder
fall off the skull, then let the boulder on the far left roll off the
diamond and push it down onto the pile.

Go up and right; let the first boulder fall left, then take the three
diamonds under the boulders. Go up, letting the boulder fall off the
skull, and, when it has landed, let the other boulder fall straight
down. Go right, down, and left, pushing a boulder. Push it back to
the right, and also push another boulder right to get down. Let the
first boulder fall right and push it right; go down on the left, take
the two diamonds under the mass of boulders, and step away. Now go
right under the upper boulders, pushing the ones that fall behind you
left, and take the earth section in the bottom-right corner of this
area. Take the diamonds and earth under the safe.

Return to the transporters and take the upper one. Grab the key and
run through the skull maze -- when you reach the junction below the
egg, go up and then right as the other way is a dead end! Do not let
the egg fall. Exit the skull maze, pushing the boulder only one
square, then get out of the way of the spirits, follow them up and
left, and take the second transporter.

Push the boulder next to you two squares, then run under the three
eggs and simply take all the diamonds, releasing the boulders onto
them. Take the transporter. Take the diamonds below you one at a time
so both boulders fall left, then take the diamond on the right beyond
them. Run left, pushing the boulder, then go round to the left of the
column of boulders and push as many right as you can. Go back round
and push the lowest boulder into the alcove; then you can push the
top boulder to reach the top-right area.

Let the first three boulders fall, and take the top-right diamond as
well as two earth squares below it, so that when the top boulder is
pushed left it will connect the cage. Return to the bottom of the
level, pushing the boulder into the gap left by taking the second
transporter, and take the transporter inside the skull maze.

Take the diamonds to your left, then continue up, without taking the
top diamond, so that the top-right cage is still connected. Push the
boulder to connect the cage in the second chamber. Wait for the
spirits to enter these cages, then take all the remaining diamonds.
Return to your start position and unblock the cage on the far right.
Now, wait for the last spirit to exit the skull maze so it will not
disturb you, and take all the remaining diamonds in the maze. Run out
of the maze. You want the monster to be in the last column next to
the rightmost wall of the maze; if he goes into the passage left of
this, run above the maze to lure him out and then go down the right
side. Take the rightmost diamond of the three below the cage to get
on the other side of the boulder, and kill the monster with it, being
sure to push it only one square.

Now roll the boulder below the timebomb off the bottom-right diamond
in this area, and push it all the way left. Bring down five boulders
from the area just above to start a pile left of the cage, and bring
down the loose boulder from the very top of the level to complete the
pile. Finally, enter the bottom-right area. Go along the top, letting
two boulders fall right, and push the third one before letting it too
fall right. Go down, left and down to the crown, then run along the
bottom of this area, then collect everything and finish.

- AFRICA -

- Character correspondences -

DIAMOND: pineapple
THE CROWN: banana
THE TIMEBOMB: grenade
KEY: pitchfork
TIME CAPSULE: apple
EARTH: grass
WALLS: trees, mud huts
SKULL: snake
BOULDER: coconut
EGG: small hut
MONSTER: tribesman
SAFE: gate
CAGE: cage
SPIRIT: parrot
FUNGUS: weed

Level 5-A
Password: AFRICA
Difficulty: 1/10

Overview: A very simple level containing just a couple of pitfalls
for the player to avoid, and one place needs a Repton shuffle.

Walkthrough: Head up and left, through the narrow passage between the
skulls, to the top of the level. Go left, stopping to unblock the
cage at the very top. Continue left to two boulders above diamonds;
take the right diamond, then go under the two boulders so both fall
and rest harmlessly on the wall. Unblock the cage on your left.

Continue down, and take the diamond above a boulder to release the
spirits. Push the lowest boulder on a safe to retrieve the diamond
from the bottom-left corner. Then let the boulder further right roll
off the diamond below it so you can reach the key.

Return to Repton's start position and take all the diamonds. Then
come up, taking all the diamonds as you go; release the egg on the
staircase of skulls and drop a boulder onto it. At the very top of
the level, one boulder is on a curved wall section; push this so that
you can get back down.

Now head to the cage on the far left. Take the diamond, and shuffle
the first boulder above it to either side so it does not block you
in. Go straight up and take the diamonds at the top, disturbing as
little earth as possible. One diamond is further down, so you will
have to dig through the earth to reach it.

Head down and right, through another passage between the skulls, to
the second egg. Let this fall, and kill the monster with the nearby
boulder. Then go left, take the remaining diamonds in the bottom-
left area, including those blocking the fungus, and finish.

Level 5-B
Password: WELCOME
Difficulty: 2/10

Overview: Another simple level, with a couple more pitfalls to be
wary of than the first. You must avoid blocking in the timebomb.

Walkthrough: Take the diamond below you, then head up to the top-left
corner and take the transporter. Take the diamond under the first
boulder to let it rest on the earth, then come down. Take the earth
as well as the two diamonds in the bottom-left corner before heading
right. Leave the diamond under the first skull but take the one under
the second. Let the last boulder fall off the curved wall to reach
the key. Come back, getting the safe diamonds as you go, and head up
on the far left to the second transporter.

Push the boulder below you to the left, so that the one on the right
wall rolls down. Push this one left as well and reach the crown. Then
take all the diamonds in this area and come up (leaving the
transporter). Let the "diamond" of boulders fall to reach the central
diamond, then continue up and take the diamond into the central
earth-filled area. Go down, hugging the right wall, and unblock the
cage adjacent to the timebomb.

Below you, you see two spirits. Come back round the wall of skulls to
reach them. Take the diamonds around the bottom-right boulder first,
and push this boulder to the far right. Then release the spirits, and
wait for them to pass before taking the diamond near the fungus,
which will release a boulder blocking in the spirits' enclosure.

While the spirits are patrolling the central area, go up to the very
top. In between the two hut walls is a boulder on a diamond; let this
roll right and rest on an earth square above the lower hut wall. Then
go left along the top of the level. Come down towards Repton's start
position, and wait for the second spirit to enter the nearby cage.
Take the diamond, letting the egg fall off the boulder, and kill the
monster. Go down past it, push the loose boulder left, and take the
diamond under the second boulder to reach the last diamond.

Return, taking the remaining diamonds around the outside of the level
en route, and re-enter the central area. The diamonds in this area
are easy to collect, but be careful to leave boulders resting on
earth squares so they do not impede your passage downward. Let the
egg fall when you reach it, and kill the monster with any of the
nearby boulders. Come all the way down and defuse the timebomb.

Level 5-C
Password: WORKING
Difficulty: 3/10

Overview: Getting out of the starting area is the first challenge!
Then there are cages to be connected, a boulders-and-diamonds puzzle
to thread through, and a race to stop fungus trapping the timebomb.

Walkthrough: Run right, step up, run left, step down and run left.
Then you can clear the rest of the diamonds above you in an upwards
zigzag. Run up in the column just left of centre until you stand
directly below the third cage from the left; step right and run up.
Go up to the top of the level, and push the loose boulder on your
right to its left and roll it into the gap so it touches three cages.
Now push the loose boulder in the second row from the top to its
left, so that it stands above the rightmost cage. Clear the earth
blocking the boulder on top of the "tree" wall, so that when this
boulder is pushed left, these four cages will be joined to the wall.

Push the egg left, run left and roll the top boulder to its right;
stand behind this boulder and use it to kill the monster. Roll this
boulder down to stand above the leftmost cage; take the earth square
diagonally in between the two cages and roll two more boulders into
the gap, so that all the cages are connected.

Now head to the top-right corner of the level. Take the diamonds
under the cage, then drop all the boulders straight down, and the
cage should end up connected however you do it. Do the same in the
top-left corner, getting the key; to reach this corner, one loose
boulder must be rolled off a diamond to clear the way.

Push the boulder on the "tree" wall on the left side of the level. Go
past it and take the diamond on your left. Step down and left,
pushing the boulder over the egg, then take the diamond to let the
egg fall, and the boulder will kill the monster. Take the diamond in
the bottom-left corner. Now clear this area, but leave the space next
to the bottom-right boulder empty. Either Repton shuffle the boulder
above it to the left out of the way, or leave it till last and just
push it left. Then push the corner boulder left to get down.

Take all the diamonds in the bottom area and take either transporter.
Clear the bottom-right area as well, but leave the diamonds adjacent
to the fungus to hold it back from trapping the timebomb. Proceed up
into the area with the spirits; dodge them and wait for them to go
down. Drop the egg, roll the boulder off the skull onto it, and push
the top-left boulder to get out. Wait for the spirits to enter all
the cages, take the diamonds, and return to the timebomb.

Level 5-D
Password: FIREMAN
Difficulty: 6/10

Overview: Guess the transporter. A couple of moderately difficult
boulder-and-diamond puzzles, complicated by the presence of spirits
and a demanding time limit.

Walkthrough: Run left, allowing the egg to fall; clear the earth and
kill the monster with the nearby boulder. Clear all the diamonds in
the lower area. Let the first boulder fall from the upper area, and
the one just above it, and the one on the left. Push the egg down,
and use one more boulder to kill the monster. Then take the middle
transporter of the available three.

Avoiding the spirits, run left as far as the second column from the
left. Clear the two earth squares above you in between the diamonds,
without taking them. When the spirits go past you again, run up the
second-left column, letting two boulders fall; this connects one cage
and also blocks off the spirits from bothering you.

Go right in between two boulders, letting another one fall, and down.
Clear the bottom earth and diamonds, letting the boulders above the
egg roll to the left. Take the diamonds right of the egg, letting the
boulder fall and the egg on top of it; kill the monster with the
boulder to its right. Now the far right cage is accessible, so go
back down to let the spirits in, and push one boulder to connect the
lower-right cage. Take the key and clear the rest of this area.

Head up, taking one time capsule. At the top, go right under a
boulder, then push it left. Push the boulder below and right of you
to its right, then take the diamond to let it fall. Take the next
diamond on your right and run left, releasing the spirit. When it has
gone, clear the rest of this area. Take the second time capsule and
the transporter. Push the boulder to your right, and immediately take
the transporter below and right of it.

Do not take the diamond above the cage; instead, take the diamonds
above and left of you. Go left under the boulder at the top, and
Repton shuffle it right. Push it down to block the bottom-right cage.
Now unblock the cage above you, and release the spirits. When one has
entered this cage, take the diamonds left of the egg, push it down
(unblocking the second cage) and kill the monster with the boulder to
its left. Then unblock the lower cages and go up to release the last
two spirits. When one has entered its cage, take the cage diamond to
let the second one through. Clear the top area, then thread your way
down to the bottom, taking the diamonds in the bottom-right corner
before taking the diamonds above them and letting the boulders down.

Level 5-E
Password: KESTREL
Difficulty: 7/10

Overview: First, a moderately tricky boulders-and-diamonds puzzle in
getting down to the bottom of the level. Then an easy section, and
finally, a difficult challenge in avoiding trapping the timebomb.

Walkthrough: Take the two diamonds below you against the left wall,
letting the boulder fall. Go round and take the diamond under the
next boulder. Go right and down to the bottom of the level, taking
care not to touch the earth section holding the boulder under the
second cage. Take the diamond to your left.

Come up, and go over the wall, letting the boulders fall behind you.
Go down on the right next to the stacked boulders, and push the loose
boulder right. Step down and run left; then come back round to
retrieve the bottom-right diamond. Now come back up, and clear the
earth under the boulders against the left wall, letting them all fall
down so you can reach the lowest diamond.

Clear the bottom area, then run up and let lots of boulders fall to
clear the way for the spirits. When they have entered their cages,
take the diamonds, then clear the top area and take the transporter.

In the middle area, clear everything below the level of the
transporters on both sides before going any higher; then you can
easily reach all the diamonds. The transporter to take is the upper
one, and the only difficulty is making sure it does not get blocked
by falling boulders; one way to achieve this is to leave the diamond
above the transporter until as late as possible, clear all the earth
below the transporter, and leave boulders on earth wherever possible
above it. The transporter leads to an area patrolled by spirits (the
bottom-right), so when you are ready, wait where you can see where
the spirits are before running to the transporter. It leads to the
empty square left of the top cage.

Immediately run under the top egg to the far right. When the egg
hatches, run up and kill the monster with the boulder against the
right wall. Then run down and take the earth so this boulder stands
above the far right egg, connecting the cages. When both spirits have
caged, go down in the third column from the right, and clear all the
earth in this column and the two to the right of it. This will drop
another egg; run straight up the second column from the right and
drop boulders to kill the monster.

Collect the five immediately available diamonds, dropping one more
boulder. Then drop the lowest boulder in the fourth column from the
right and take the diamonds beyond it to drop three more boulders.
There should now be a pile of ten in the bottom-right corner, nine in
a square and one loose one above. Push this three squares left to
connect the last cage.

One boulder is now sitting alone on the staircase of skulls. Take the
earth left of it, and the next diamond above and to the left, letting
two boulders roll down and releasing the last spirit. When it has
gone past, make your way to the key. Come back down and retrieve the
diamond from the safe at the very bottom, and also take the diamond
in the bottom-left corner. Kill the last two monsters with the loose
boulder. Then push this away to the left and clear all the earth in
the bottom section. Finally, clear the top section of diamonds, using
earth to let as few boulders as possible fall down.

Level 5-F
Password: REFRACT
Difficulty: 7/10

Overview: A vast field of diamonds, with cages dotted here and there,
fungus waiting at the corners for a chance to grow, and a very tight
time limit -- plenty of time capsules, but you must watch the clock.

Walkthrough: Run down and right, following the line of skulls, and go
under the first fungus. Drop a boulder down to block it, and release
the spirits on your right. One will cage immediately; run left ahead
of the other to the key and unblock the cage beyond it.

Run right, going under the egg and boulder, and clearing enough
diamonds that a spirit coming from above can reach the cage left of
the fungus. Run up on the far right to the first time capsule, and
left to release two more spirits into the cages you just passed. A
time capsule blocks the passage to the left-hand section of the
level, so use some of the time to clear diamonds from this area.

Run left, so that the top-left boulder falls behind you and prevents
the fungus and spirits getting into the top area. Come down, push the
egg off the cage, and kill the monster with the nearby boulder. Kill
the second monster with it as well, unblock the cage below you, and
release the spirits on the left into these two cages. Clear some
diamonds, without disrupting the spirits' path to the cages, and take
a time capsule when you need one.

Immediately after taking the capsule, run down the passage right of
the transporter, go right, and push a boulder back behind you to
block the passage. Let the boulder underneath this fall straight
down, and unblock the cage to the left. Let the next two boulders to
the right fall to their left to reach the spirits, and release them.

Run right, and wait one square above and left of the lowest fungus.
When the last spirit approaches you, run right and up through the
passage. Collect the nearby diamonds, take the time capsule, and take
the far right passage back to the bottom section. Now just go anti-
clockwise around the level clearing all the diamonds, taking the
remaining time capsules as you need them, and killing the last
monster (in the bottom section) with the boulder under it. You do not
need any of the transporters, but just in case (you may find yourself
in difficulty if you lose a life, for instance) here's where they go:

(1) Above and left of Repton's start: to the spirits' enclosure on
the far left wall.

(2) Towards the bottom of the left-hand section: to the empty square
in the corridor in the top-left of the level.

(3) Below and right of Repton's start: to below transporter (2).

(4) Bottom of the level: to four squares left of the transporter.

Level 5-G
Password: ADDRESS
Difficulty: 15/10

Overview: The game's finest masterpiece, and an extremely difficult
level. Getting the spirits into the right cages involves careful
moves to prevent them going into the wrong ones, but then it looks
impossible to reconnect the cages later until you see a cunning idea.

Walkthrough: Without taking the diamond above you, run right and down
and take the earth under the bottom-right boulder, but do not take
the diamond beyond it. Come up on the right of the timebomb and,
without taking the diamonds against the right wall, push the boulder
left to over the egg. Push the boulder off the cage to the left and
roll it left over the skull. Go up to the top of the level and clear
the earth in the top row.

Come back down past the cage, without taking the two diamonds above
the transporter. Let the boulder left of the cage fall, and push the
one above the cage off to the right. Go right, leaving both the
diamond under the transporter and the one touching a skull in the
bottom row. Take the earth left of the cage. Wait near the spirits'
enclosure and, immediately after they bounce off the diamond, take it
and run up, dropping the boulder to cover the cage before one of the
spirits goes into it. Come out and take the transporter.

Leave the two diamonds touching the transporter destination, and run
up. Run right and up to the top of the level, where you will see a
row of three boulders. Take the earth under the leftmost boulder,
letting two of them fall, and forming a chain with the diamond to
stop the remaining spirit entering the left of the level. If you
hurried enough, it should just about now be bouncing off this diamond
and heading back right. Push the last boulder in the top row right
and down, then take the diamond from the cage in the top-right.

Push the top boulder right to enter the central area. Go left under
the first boulder; go left to take a diamond, then take the diamond
under the boulder below you. Go left to let another boulder fall and
clear the way for the spirit to reach the cage. Return to the boulder
you pushed down on the far right; push it left to let the spirit in,
then push it left to stand on the wall section under the cage.

(NB: The first time you push this boulder down, if the spirit is
still in the space against the far right wall, it may come back up
and bother you while you are in the middle area. This can be avoided
by leaving the diamond under the skull on the right wall, so the
spirit is trapped and can be released by taking this diamond later.
However, if you do push the boulder down so that the spirit is in the
bottom part of the level, when you push it down a second time, the
spirit may get stuck in the bottom-right. If this happens, release it
by taking the diamond above and right of where the boulder has
landed, i.e. three squares right of the mid-air cage. Do not, do NOT,
take the diamond on the far right touching the spirit's enclosure!)

Clear the earth under the newly opened cage to let the boulders fall
and get past. Go left, taking a diamond under a boulder, and push
this boulder right. Continue left, and go down between two boulders.
Go under them and right to two stacked boulders; push both right.
Take the earth under them to let the boulders fall and reach a
diamond; take this and run left, then go down to the key.

Emerge from the middle section and go left along the top. Come down
to the egg, and take the safe diamond next to it. Go back to the top-
right corner, come down, and release the spirit in the enclosure
under the fungus, which will go into the top cage in this area. Go
down on the far right and take the diamond to unblock the bottom
cage. Then head to the bottom-left, release the spirit (which will go
into the cage on the far left of the level) and take the transporter.

In the top-left section, do not take the diamond next to the
transporter. Head right, without taking the diamond above the first
skull. Push the boulder all the way left and down to connect the
leftmost cage; now take the diamond by the transporter. Release the
spirits and, when one enters the cage under the egg, run round the
boulder to kill the monster. Clear this area and stand near the
transporter; it takes you to the square left of the egg just below
you. Wait for the spirits to be out of the way before transporting.
Push the egg to get out, and kill the monster with the boulder just
next to where the egg lands.

When the cage at the very bottom of the level is opened, take the
diamonds to let the first boulder beyond it fall. Push the other
boulder left, and left again to stand under the last cage. Push the
boulder below the top cage left and down the staircase of diamonds;
then take the earth square in between the skulls and the diamond just
to its right. Bring the last boulder down by taking the diamond under
it, stepping right to let it fall one square, taking the next diamond
under it, and so on. Push it left, then stand it under the cage.

Now take the diamond on the right of the spirits' enclosure under the
timebomb; this unblocks the destination of the last transporter,
which is under the egg in the middle area. Go and take this
transporter. Return to the middle area, lure the monster out, and
kill it with any of the available loose boulders. (If this gives you
trouble, a surefire way is to first take the diamond in the top-right
of this area, so as not to block yourself in, and let the monster
pursue you and run under the two boulders at the very entrance to the
middle area.) Then clear the middle area from the bottom up. Now go
around the level taking all the remaining diamonds, being careful to
avoid the last spirit if it is still travelling. Then finish.

Level 5-H
Password: RECEIVE
Difficulty: 13/10

Overview: More mid-air cages to connect, but this time you cannot
even get near them until you have released all the spirits, which
will thereafter buzz incessantly around the level getting in the way.

Walkthrough: Run right and down, disturbing nothing, until you reach
the diamond in the bottom row; take it. Then go left, still without
disturbing anything, and take the transporter.

Take the earth on both sides of you, then step up, and run up and
left, clearing all the earth so the boulders have room to fall. Take
the key and the adjacent safe diamond. Return to the fungus in the
centre of this area; take the earth square above and left of it and
step left. Take the earth square one column right of the fungus, and
Repton shuffle the boulder above it to the left. Take the earth
square left of the transporter, but leave the diamond above it. Now
let the column of four boulders fall left. Repton shuffle the next
boulder in the top row left, then push the loose boulder beyond it
left. Now push the boulder directly above the transporter left, and
the loose boulder in the same row. Push the boulder under this one
one square left, then go under the two adjacent boulders on the
right. Push the first one back left, then the second, and then you
can reach the diamonds under them. Clear all the diamonds in this
area, finishing by running down to the transporter.

In the top-left area, take the bottom-left corner diamond, but not
the earth square above it. Take the earth square releasing the three
boulders against the left wall. Above them is a boulder above two
diamonds; take just the top one so it rolls right off the other. Now
release the spirits. As soon as they go past, run right until you
reach a boulder with another boulder directly above it. Push the top
one right, and push the lower one all the way left to complete the
row under the mid-air cage. Now you can push the boulder above this
cage down to connect it.

Enter the top-right area, and wait two squares up and one right of
the transporter. When the spirits go past again, run behind them, and
release the lower spirits by taking the leftmost diamond of the four.
(This keeps the two groups of spirits as close together as possible.)
When the lower spirits have gone, take the diamond to let the egg
fall; immediately run around the cluster of boulders and diamonds
under where it lands, and kill the monster with the egg to its left.
I repeat: do not disturb anything else in the lower section!

Taking care to avoid the spirits, re-enter the top-right, and push
the loose boulder down to the left, followed by the egg. Release the
leftmost boulder in this area and push it left to kill the monster.
Release the next leftmost boulder, and the one just above the cage,
and push both of these left and down.

Take the diamond left of the rightmost transporter, and the two
diamonds directly below it. Now bring down the next boulder directly
above the cage in the top-right, and push this left; do the same with
the boulder just right of it. Do not touch the earth square that will
release the boulder in the third column from the right.

Take the seven immediately available diamonds in the bottom-right
section, so that one of the three stacked boulders falls, and you can
get round to push another one left. This will connect the cage right
of the timebomb, so wait until the main group of spirits have gone
past this cage, push the rock down, and release the top-right spirit
into this cage by taking the diamond next to the boulder under its
enclosure. Take the diamond in the top-right to let the corner
boulder roll down above the other boulder. Take the diamond in the
bottom-right corner of this area. Now take the earth square releasing
the boulder in the middle of the right wall; step down and left to
stand below the two boulders. Repton shuffle both to the left, then
push the boulder off the earth square to connect the cage.

Take the rightmost transporter to the bottom-left area. Run up and
step left, dropping a boulder to kill the monster. Leave the two
remaining diamonds in the second column from the left. Take the
diamonds around the nearby cage; then unblock the cage in the top-
right and release the spirit into it. Let the boulder in the middle
of the top wall of this area roll left, and push it left under the
cage; then bring down the two boulders from the top-left to connect
the cage. Finally, push the boulder beyond the top-right cage to
leave this area, at the same time connecting the cage below it.

Now choose whether to take the remaining transporter now or leave it
until after all the spirits have caged. The disadvantage of taking it
now is that it takes you to the bottom-right corner, and when you
come up through this area, a lot of boulders will fall, which may
daze the last spirit if it happens to be passing above them.

When you take the transporter, take the diamond on your right, then
the one above you, then the next one against the right wall, then the
one just left of that. Then you should be able to clear the boulders
enough to get up. To reach the lowest remaining diamond safely,
simply remove the diamond under the boulder above and left of it.

When the cage by Repton's start position has been entered, clear the
diamonds at the bottom of the level, leaving only the one under the
last cage. Release the mass of boulders above by first letting the
top ones roll left off the others, and then you will easily be able
to connect the cage and kill the monster. Then just go around the
level collecting all the remaining diamonds.

- - -

Congratulations! You've completed every level of Around the World!

If you have any queries, corrections or additional information for
this FAQ, feel free to e-mail me about it. Or if you just want to
tell me that you liked (or disliked) the FAQ or that you disagreed
with my opinions about the difficulty of some of the levels.

Michael S. Repton
5 February 2008